No-Kill Utah (NKUT) aims to save Utah’s homeless pets

No-Kill Utah, or NKUT, is an initiative created to reduce the numbers of cats and dogs put down in animal shelters. In fact, they want to reduce the number to zero-kill status by next year.

Seven dog years is not a lot of time to bring about such a large and important change. No-Kill Utah is spearheaded by Best Friends Animal Society and they have a clear plan set out to achieve their goal. NKUT is striving to increase the availability of spaying and neutering services, particularly in areas which tend to produce a larger number of stray animals. The idea is that with more spayed and neutered cats and dogs, the number of animals in shelters will decrease, which will also increase the demand for pets to adopt.

No-Kill Utah is a labour of love and compassion, eager to see fewer animals going without homes or being put down simply because there are too many of them. If the initiative is successful in its goal of critically reducing the number of healthy homeless cats and dogs put down in Utah, it could set an example for other states to follow. For more information about the No-Kill Utah initiative, you can find the Best Friends-Utah website here.

Ronan Daly is a staff writer for My Good Planet who specialises in Technology and Science. With a Masters Degree in English, and over a decade's experience as a teacher and writer, Ronan has brought a breezy, learned style to My Good Planet, making occasionally complex material accessible and understandable to all.